Compliance with standards of academic integrity in us higher education institutions

Abstract

Peculiarities of compliance with norms of academic integrity in institutions of higher education of the United States of America are considered. In US universities, special Departments of academic integrity have been created, the task of which is to monitor compliance with the norms of academic integrity of all those involved in the educational process. Codes of academic integrity have been developed in all institutions of higher education in this country. The codes contain rules and principles that justify decent educational behavior within the community, develop norms that make it possible to prevent manifestations of academic dishonesty. The work of the Department of Academic Integrity is analyzed and its direction is shown. In order to prevent, consider and fix violations of academic integrity, a legal procedure in the form of a document (Charge of Academic Dishon-Form) has been developed in the USA. Academic Integrity Centers have been established in US universities. Such Centers define academic integrity as a set of five fundamental values: honesty, trust, justice, respect, responsibility. The tools used to ensure the culture of academic integrity in the USA are highlighted. For this purpose, an analysis of the educational process of the University of Chicago, the University of California at Northridge, the University of South Carolina, the University of Stevenson in Maryland, the University of Western Kentucky, and the State University of New Jersey was carried out. In US universities, academic integrity is accepted as a norm, which has turned into a traditional, mandatory element of education. The Standards of Conduct in US Universities have been developed for the academic community. These are Codes of Honor. The main institutional means in the USA in the field of academic integrity are shown.